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Fitch and Kroll Cut Chicago’s Credit to BBB+ as Budget Standoff Weighs on Finances

Ratings firms cite recurring deficits, temporary fixes, City Hall gridlock.

Assembly Republicans Reject Evers’ $1.3 Billion Property-Tax Relief Plan

Newsom’s $348.9 Billion Draft Budget Banks on AI-Linked Revenue as Analyst Flags Bigger Deficit Risk

Florida Asks Supreme Court to Sue California and Washington Over Commercial Licenses for Noncitizens

DOE to Return Over $13 Billion in Unspent Clean‑Energy Funds to Treasury

Trump Administration Pays 154,000 Federal Employees to Stay Home Through Fiscal Year End